SOCIAL CHANGES AND CRIME (FROM SOCIAL CHANGE, CRIME AND POLICE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 1-4, 1992, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, P 95-101, 1993, JOZSEF VIGH AND GEZA KATONA, EDS. - - SEE NCJ-144794)

• NCJ Number: 144802
• Author(s): I Vavro
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: Eotvos Lorand University
• Publication Type: Research (Theoretical)
• Language: English
• Country: Hungary

Annotation

This paper examines the various economic and social changes in Hungarian society likely to stimulate a crime increase.

Abstract

The role and significance of economic problems in contributing to crime are related to the behavioral factors associated with a person's employment and financial situation of the population in the material sense and in terms of self-valuation, human relations, and individual life perspectives. The demographic and social characteristics of the population also play a decisive role in determining criminal behaviors. These factors include the average age of the population, changes in educational level, marital status, family structure, and changes in the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the trust of the population. Changes in international relations in association with social changes may also cause new problems in Hungary, including the expected convertibility of Hungarian currency and the impact of international input on changing economic structure. Cooperation between law enforcement organs and other societal institutions in dealing with problematic social and economic conditions will determine the quality of life in Hungary.